[Amazon] has patented designs for a wristband that would track where its workers put their hands in relation to inventory bins and give "haptic feedback" to signal if they have the right bin to retrieve an item or not. The patent documents were first spotted by GeekWire.
The "ultrasonic bracelet", supposed to be a time- and labour-saving device, would work by periodically emitting ultrasonic sound pulses to a receiver, tracking which bin a worker is reaching for and monitoring how efficiently they fulfill orders. The wristband would also send and receive radio transmissions, pinning a worker's location and giving a burst of "haptic feedback", a vibration similar to those found in phones or game controllers, which would tell the employee if they're reaching for the right bin or not.
The approach would eliminate the need for extra time-consuming acts, "such as pushing a button associated with the inventory bin or scanning a barcode associated with the inventory bin," one patent's description reads.
(Score: 2) by captain normal on Friday February 02 2018, @06:35AM (3 children)
If we are going to get into Kafkaesque movies, I rather prefer "Brazil".
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_(1985_film) [wikipedia.org]
When life isn't going right, go left.
(Score: 4, Insightful) by MichaelDavidCrawford on Friday February 02 2018, @08:23AM
Gregor Samsa awakens one morning to find he has turned into a giant cockroach.
His chief concern is that he will be late to work.
Yes I Have No Bananas. [gofundme.com]
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday February 02 2018, @08:25AM
And here is your receipt for my receipt [youtube.com]
(Score: 2) by DeathMonkey on Friday February 02 2018, @07:19PM
Damnit, now that song's gonna be stuck in my head the rest of the day!